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2026-09-07 · Research focus · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · United States

What drives University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's research

Ask where University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's research energy goes and the open scholarly record gives a precise answer: 105,021 co-authored works in five years, built with partners in 80 countries.

Its most distinctive research concentrations include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions; Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet; HIV Research and Treatment.

The work's field-weighted citation impact is 1.88, against a world average of 1.0.

The Research Collaboration Index, the first global account of how universities actually collaborate, publishes its first full edition on Tuesday 15 September at 09:00 UK.

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